Services firm Amey has today been officially named as the preferred bidder for a joint contract worth up to £100 million to collect waste and recyclables from four Surrey councils.
The 10-year deal, which could be extended to 2031, will see Amey collect waste from Elmbridge, Mole Valley, Surrey Heath and Woking councils – collecting around a third of the county’s household waste.
The contract covers major towns and conurbations including (clockwise from top-left) Esher, Woking, Dorking and Walton-on-Thames
The arrangement has been set up as a framework contract which could allow any one of the 11 district and borough councils that are a part of the Surrey Waste Partnership to join at a later stage (see letsrecycle.com story).
The framework aims to introduce consistency across the participating local authorities. The contract will be staggered, with Elmbridge the first council to roll out the new service from June 2017.
Andy Milner, chief executive of Amey, said: “We are delighted to be named as preferred bidder for the Surrey Waste Partnership. This announcement sees us build on our reputation as a trusted and innovative provider of high-quality local waste collection services. We are committed to working closely with these councils to meet their sustainability and environmental objectives, while providing a first-rate service for local residents.”
Alignment
Tim Pashen, authorised officer for the contract and project lead for Surrey Heath, said: “This is a great achievement for the residents of the four councils in this contract. By working together, we’re able to deliver an improved service to our residents while making substantial savings. The four councils will now start joining their waste services together under an inter-authority agreement, so we can manage the contract as a single client and align our waste services.”
Award of the Surrey deal will represent a significant milestone for Amey, with documents published by Woking council during the procurement process suggesting that the contract is ‘about three times the size of their [Amey’s] average contract’.
The council noted: “Whilst comparatively this contract may appear to be larger than their average contract that would not be surprising as most contracts to date in the market place have been with individual councils rather than through a collective partnership of four authorities as in this case.”
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